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Good morning Farmer Family … US farm markets, yesterday had a bad start after the Juneteenth holiday. Favorable weather forecasts and harvest progress for wheat spurred plenty of technical selling yesterday.  Corn prices moved significantly lower, eroding more than 3% lower. Soybeans were relative spared but still fell more than 1.2%. Meal prices also faded, […]

Good morning Farmer Family … US Farm markets were closed yesterday. In pre-opening, all commodities are losing ground. Corn lost 1.4%. Soybeans gave up 1.1%. Chicago wheat prices slid nearly 2% on Tuesday, with prices dropping to their lowest since early April. Harvest pressure in parts of Europe and North America weighed on the market. High

BRUSSELS – June 20, 2022 The yield outlook for EU winter crops was slightly reduced for the third consecutive month. At EU level, the yield forecasts for soft wheat, durum wheat and winter barley are now just below the 5-year average. The forecasts for rapeseed, maize and sunflowers were also reduced but remain at, or

Good morning Farmer Family and good start to the week … US farm markets were mixed on Friday’s session but broke back into the red by the close.  Losses on wheat were substantial. The continued harvest pressure and spillover weakness from sharply lower crude oil prices, weighened on the markets.  A firmer dollar, limited the export

Good morning Farmer Family … Dry weather continues to be a prominent issue in the central U.S. this week and could stick around next week as well.  Weather forecasters, indeed, expect a hot and dry spell in the U.S. Midwest that will deplete topsoil moisture in significant segments of that region. There is no immediate